Pots and Potters

Pots and PottersThe Story of Stoke on Trent When you think of china, you naturally think of Stoke on Trent The Potteries. Here we present the history of the pottery towns and of the pots and potters who made them. We look at the developments which turned a few moorland villages into the ceramic centre of the world at the milestones of its progress and some of the men who made it possible. From the Roman invaders, the nameless medieval potters and the monks of Abbey

James Bateman

This early sound film was made to promote the District Nursing scheme by showing a short promotional film in all cinemas around the country – each town or city having its name edited into the title sequence

This is a further collection of interviews

George VI and Queen Elizabeth in wartime

the Village Institute

This is a compilation of archive films and videos where the theatre was captured on camera - from its theatre days

and we conclude with a photo-montage of the work done to regenerate the building into The Mitchell Arts Centre

THE VAN BUREN STORY

“The Modern World of Tiling” looks at ceramics in public mosaic murals and modern tile production

His wife Mary gives insight into how he trained and other aspects of his professional life

In the 1970s we feature shopping and traffic problems

JOLLEES NIGHTCLUB: Opened in 1973 and closed 1981- the only place where local people could see the stars they'd seen on TV